Month: May 2024
Create Efficient, Ergonomic Workstations with Aluminum Framing
Ergonomics is the science of fitting jobs to workers instead of trying to get the worker to fit the job and focuses on designing workstations, tools and tasks for safety, efficiency and comfort, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). When workstations are not designed ergonomically, it may result in injuries such […]
Unlocking Automation Efficiency with Pneumatic Valve Technology
As decarbonization continues to be a growing trend across all industries, there is a desire to increase energy efficiency throughout industrial facilities. Pneumatic systems, which are used to drive automated equipment, air-powered tools and other systems common to industry, are prime targets as they are known energy hogs. While most facility managers understand the importance […]
Tailoring Injection Molding Solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry
From juice bottles to peanut butter jars, injection molded products are found throughout the food and beverage industry. The unique needs of this manufacturing sector, as well as current food and beverage industry trends, make food processing an ideal candidate for customized plastic injection molding machinery and plastic injection molding tooling. Injection Molding Solutions Solve […]
Machine Tending Robots Aid Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Compliance
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry has seen a lot of change in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, which required drug manufacturers to increase efficiency and provide products to patients as quickly as possible while still maintaining the highest levels of quality and adhering to strict pharmaceutical regulations. To keep up with demand, drug producers had […]
Linear Guides Support Food and Beverage Production
Food and beverage production comes with a unique set of challenges. Like other manufacturers, food and beverage processors must not only operate with high levels of efficiency, but also their equipment must be reliable enough to withstand harsh environments, heavy loads and high-speed production. To improve production line efficiency, many participants in the food and […]
Automated Label Inspection Aligns with Industry 4.0 Initiatives
While many manufacturers are embracing Industry 4.0 initiatives in their processes, most have been slow to adopt advanced technologies in their label inspection operations. But, to fully reap the benefits Industry 4.0 has to offer, label inspection should also be automated with Industry 4.0-friendly technologies. However, until recently, a reliable, user-friendly label inspection system was […]
Flexible Feeders Optimize Life Sciences Manufacturing Processes
Life sciences manufacturing is a complex business as the products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and other essentials for human life and patient care, are often delicate and require careful handling and precise production with little room for error. In the last 5 years, life sciences manufacturers realized they needed to optimize production time and […]
Effective Asset Monitoring Gives Food Manufacturers an Edge
Food and beverage manufacturing is a complex industry that depends upon sophisticated equipment to bring safe, consumable products to store shelves in a timely fashion, so any maintenance issues that result in unscheduled downtime can be catastrophic for food processors. We’re not being dramatic: statistics show that unscheduled downtime can cost food and beverage processors […]
Technology Bolsters Manufacturing and Supply Chain Resilience
Following the Covid 19 pandemic, the manufacturing industry was hit with a supply chain crisis in which they had difficulty obtaining raw materials, spare parts and other business essentials. As a result, it became challenging to get products to customers. Although pandemic-related issues are winding down, disruptions caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, additional geopolitical […]